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Show H An Excellent Showing. B Newspaper reports from all B parts of tho stato go to show tho B keen'intorost that is being mani- K fost in the observance of Decora- B tlon Day. The uttention paid to B eemotaries lust wook far surpased H anything of proviouB record B The ever growing cities of the H dead wero visited by thousands H ef tho living who had como with B floral offerings to pay tribute to B the memory of loved ones. K The cub to in of gravo decoration B is fast becoming gonoral. And H what does it all moan? The dead B are cortaiuly not benoiitted by B such ndornmonts as flowers or H othor symbols which tho living B may provide. Their reward is H determined without regard to B outward show. It makes little B difl'erouce to them whether costly B monuments mark the burial B ground or tho Bolemn spot bo un- B known to any living soul, lie B whose right it is to judge will B give to each that which he B morited "by the iuuor life, so often B unknown to oven the closest B Associates hore. B Why then should the custom of B beautifying burial grounds bo B encouraged? We answer; for B tho effect upon the Hying. B Ho whose faith or love is Bin- v -. . - - cere will And in the custom n re-leif re-leif in working out, Hymbolically, tho uuseliitih motives of the liemt. Tho thought of futttie meeting is oncouruged anil strengthened by evory token of lovo nnd thus the temporary separation is mudo easier to bear. Tho custom has in it that which impols hope and rofinas tho feeling. A hope that will add to tho permanent happiness of individuals and iuspiro greater rospoct for tho rights of ono un-othor. un-othor. A feeling of humbleness, whon thoughts of mail's inferiority inferior-ity to the groat laws of lifo and death aro brought forcibly to mind. |